Police warn of social media dangers

A senior police officer is warning about the dangers associated with volunteering too much information on social media sites.

The Deputy Commissioner of New South Wales police, Catherine Burn, says people using sites like Facebook need to be aware that they could be encouraging criminal activity.

The Deputy Commissioner was in Albury yesterday, meeting senior police and front-line officers.

She says while police are doing a great job dealing with a broad range of crimes, the potential for social media to be used by people with less than honest intentions is a concern.

"We encourage people to obviously take care whenever they are using Fecebook or any social media, particularly in terms of privacy and particularly in terms of the sorts of social information they might be putting on those sites," she said.